Shloka 43
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
एवं सति कुतः संज्ञा प्रेत्यभावे पुनर्भवेत् । प्रतिसम्मिश्रिते जीवेडगृह्ममाणे च सर्वतः
evaṁ sati kutaḥ saṁjñā pretyabhāve punar bhavet | pratisaṁmiśrite jīve grahīyamāṇe ca sarvataḥ ||
毗湿摩说：“若果如此，死后又怎会有任何个体之名相存留，或再度生起？当有情之我与其本源完全交融，并从四方被摄持——当吉瓦融入梵（Brahman）之时——其名与形无由可取、不可得。在此境地，死后又怎能还有对自我的任何称谓与标识？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse argues that if the individual self (jīva) truly dissolves into Brahman such that name and form are no longer apprehensible, then post-mortem personal identity (saṁjñā) cannot persist, and the idea of a renewed individual existence after death becomes untenable in that state.
In Śānti Parva’s philosophical instruction, Bhīṣma addresses questions about the self, death, and liberation. Here he reasons about what remains of the individual after death if the jīva merges into Brahman, challenging the notion of continued personal designation in the liberated condition.